In tears - Health visitor has reported me to social services as my DD has a mongolian blue spot!

[pinkmagic1]

My DS was born with his little bum covered in mongolian blue spots. The health visitor explained them to me and noted them in his red book to avoid future problems.
This morning a health visitor came to weigh my 4 week old DD. She asked me if DD had any birth marks so I mentioned the very small mongolian blue spot at the base of her spine. She then said she had to inform social services as it wasn't spotted at birth. I was discharged 6 hours after delivery so the baby doctor did not check DD, only the GP latter and in my opinion he didn't really do it that well.
The health visitor has just called to say social services have now been informed, I am in floods of tears and don't know where to turn.

pinkmagic1-please don't stress about this-the reality is bruises fade-mongolian Blue Spots don't - the fact that the MBS doesn't turn green, yellow and brown will be enough to alert any medical practitioner and social worker to the fact that this is not a bruise.

I have been in a similar case and it didn't take long for everybody to realise that the child was not covered in bruises!!!!

Interesting link, thanks. I hadn't heard of these before, and the words 'your health professional should already know' just jumped off the page. I would go to your GP and then once it is sorted, report her for causing you unnecessary stress and upset!

erm this thread is over a year old ...

Pinkmagic1, I hope you feel better. I didn't know that blue spots should be writen down somewhere, I'll try to remember for next time.
And to busybusymum, In Latin America often people have mongolian spots, it is very common place (hey you could have some Latin American blood in you, or your DH
), Tissy, one of my babies had one but it's gone now, and I am sure it was not a bruise, so they do go away.

Oh, I didn't realize it was that old!
In that case everyone must be feeling quite well.